I wanted to share some cool new videos that we have come across in our travels:
Three Psychological Tricks to Help You Save Money (TED Talks; 5 minutes); hat tip to Yanely for connecting us to Wendy; hope to have her on podcast in the future.
Backgrounder on the Payday Lending industry (PBS NewsHour; 4 minutes); good opportunity to discuss the financial pitfalls of payday lending, it's fee structure and the role of regulation in consumer protection.
How...

Answer: TRUE
Questions:
What do you think a credit freeze does?
Why would you want to freeze your credit before you even have a credit card or other form of credit?
Would you ask your parents to freeze your credit? Why or why not?
Here's the ready-to-go slides for this Question of the Day that you can use in your classroom.
Behind the numbers (Federal Trade Commission):
The new law also lets people like parents, guardians, and representatives acting on behalf of a young person in...

Answer (based on survey of 1,000 adults): 22
Questions:
Do you have a credit card?
If yes, when did you get it?
If not, when do you hope to get one?
Would you feel comfortable asking your parents to help you get a credit card as it is difficult to get a card before the age of 21 unless a parent co-signs or you have a job?
Are you confident that you can manage having a credit card? Explain your answer.
Here's the ready-to-go slides for this Question of the Day...

Answer: College
Questions:
Do you think it's important to read the terms and conditions for financial products? Why or why not?
Did you ever wish that you had read the terms and conditions for anything that you have ever bought? Explain.
What do you think are some terms that you would want to know about before signing up for a credit card?
Here's the ready-to-go slides for this Question of the Day that you can use in your classroom.
Behind the numbers (from Visible...

Answer:
Credit Card (35.6%)
Student Loan (19.9%)
Retail Credit Card (13.7%)
Questions:
Why do you think that credit cards tend to be the entry point for establishing credit for so many consumers?
Almost no one in any age group establish their credit for the first time by taking out a mortgage. Why do you think that is true?
How do you think that you will establish credit?
Here's the ready-to-go slides for this Question of the Day that you can use in your...

Questions of the day a.k.a. "bell-ringers" are a great way to get the conversation started about a money topic. What makes a good question of the day? It's relevant, timely and thought-provoking. Subscribe here and you will get a daily Question of the Day delivered to your inbox during the school year.
See how many of these top 10 QoD from 2018 you can answer:)
#`10: What 3 jobs are projected to be the fastest growing over the next decade?
#9: What percent of 18 year old college students have...

Happy New Year! Continuing the "Best of 2018" theme, I wanted to share with you the blog posts that engaged readers the most in 2018. To measure engagement I focused on two factors. I looked for pages that attracted hundreds of visitors and had the highest average time spent per page. Time spent on the page was a good indication that educators/students read the blog post in its entirety and engaged in the mini-activity described in it. For those new to NGPF, several of the posts below are...

The Federal Reserve hiked interest rates earlier this week which provided an awesome opportunity for a FinCap Friday focused on that event. How do the decisions of this august body percolate through the economy? Check out this FinCap Friday including Yanely's awesome explainer video to learn more:
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Looking for more FinCap Fridays? There's more where this came from! Check out the other seventeen here. ...

Nick Murja’s odyssey to achieving a debt-free life started when a sudden epiphany led him to change the way he viewed money. He doubled down and saved, invested wisely, and even started his own handful of side hustles in order to reach his goal. He publicly announced his progress towards his goal which engaged his students even more! Now this Palo Duro High School teacher is on another mission: teaching his students the financial lessons he wished he knew when he was their age. Enjoy!...

Answer: Pay off their credit card balance in full every month
Questions:
Why is it a good idea to pay off your credit card bill in full every month?
Why do you think that so many cardholders struggle to do this?
How can you establish this habit of paying off your credit card in full every month? Be specific.
Here's the ready-to-go slides for this Question of the Day that you can use in your classroom.
Behind the numbers (NerdWallet):
The oldest members of “Generation...

More and more people opt into using mobile payments because of the speed and ease of transacting, but now Chase and VISA are jumping on the opportunity to offer a faster and easier way to make payments! In this week's segment, we take a closer look at contactless payments, also known as "tap to pay." Click the image below for the slides.
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Be sure to check out more FinCap Fridays here. ...

This chart comes courtesy of Wall Street Journal (sub. required):
Questions:
In your own words, what's a digital wallet? Here's a description from Investopedia.
Which companies listed in the chart are you familiar with? Would you trust them to store your debit/credit card information?
Digital wallets now comprise about 1% of U.S. card transactions. What do you think that percentage will be in five years?
What do you think is the appeal of a digital wallet to consumers? to...

Answer: 70
Questions:
How many payment transactions do you make in a typical month?
What are the various ways that you pay for things? List them from most to least popular.
How do you keep track of your payment transactions?
How do you think the way you pay for things might change as you get older?
Click here for the ready-to-go slides for this Question of the Day that you can use in your classroom.
Behind the numbers (from CBInsights):...

I often hear this question from friends and family, "How can I teach my kids about money?" While we developed our website and resources with a classroom teacher in mind, they work well at home too. I think milestones present great opportunities for this learning to take place between parent/guardian and child.
Here are ten money milestones in the life of a teenager with a link to a favorite NGPF resource (or two) that can help kids "learn by doing."
Opening a bank account
Fine...

Question of the Day, Insurance, Budgeting, Career, Credit Cards, Paying for College

A little over a year ago, we made the fateful decision to produce a new Question of the Day for every day during the school year. Over 250 questions later, we're still going strong. I thought it would be fun to go back and see what questions garnered the most pageviews to try and tease out some themes.
Announcing NGPF's top 10 Questions of the Day since October 15, 2017:
10. What's the average lifespan of a toy fad?
9, What color car is more costly to insure: red or black?
8. What are teens...

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